Railway safety crossing



1:85425, 1930- G. E. JANoslK RAILWAY SAFETY CROSSING Filed June '7, 19294 Sheets-Sheet l Attorney Fell 25, 1930- V' G. E. JANoslK 1,748,882

RAILWAY SAFETY CROSS ING k In venor Georgel. tnasz'f Feb. 25, 1930. Q E,JNOSIK 1,748,882

RAILWAY SAFETY CROSSNG Filed June '7, 1929 4- Sheets-Sheet -3 Invnor Aomey GeoryeEl Tfdnz'ir l Feb. 25,v 1930. G, JANQslK 1,748,882;

RAILWAY SAFETY CROSS ING Filed June '7, 1929 4 snevetLq-Sneet '4Inventor GeoryeE Tja-051% Q By l A torney Patented Petras, 1930 o tLMsgg e y UNITED STATES PATENT orificev i 't I GEoRGE Eeaeivosirz,Y orELYRIA, oiiioY t RAILWAY SAFETY i CROSSING Application yinea :rime 7,1929. seriai No. 369,181.

The present inventionrelates to an appaand the other to the other sideof the roadratus for preventing accidents at` railroad way.y My improvedapparati are associated crossings, and has for yits prime objectftovwith these pits, and one apparatus will be provide means for preventingan' automobile described in detail,v asthis will be sufficient or othervehicle from crossing av railroad for a correct understanding of both.VAcross 55- trackv when a train is approaching. an intermediate portionof .the pitl is a con- Another very-importantk object of theincretefoundation member 9, 'troni which .rises vention resides in theprovision of an appaa rocker bracket 10. n ratus of this nature whichvis automatic in its This member 9 is located closely to the end looperation, simple in its construction, strong 0f the p1@ IeIIlOte lOInthe track 5. -The plat- V60 and durable, thoroughly efficient andreliable fOrIIl 11 1S rockable on the rocker bracket l0 1 in use, andotherwise well adapted for the and has a vWelght 12'at One end remotefrom purpose for which it is designed. the railroad track, so astonorina'lly hold the i With the above and numerous other objectsPla'fOIIn 1n the position Shown in Figures'2 in view as will appear asthe description proand 3 Wlill the Weights resting 0n a shelf 14 65ceeds', the invention resides in certain novel and 2LH GXeIlSlOIl 0n theplatform 15 resting features of construction and in the coinbina- 011the IOdWay. A ledge 16 forms a partof tion andarrangement of partsasWill be heretho roadway und oXtondS oVor tuo onu- Of the inafter morefully described and claimed. Pit 7 adi acont the railroad trl'ok und thettol-lu In the drawings; cent end of the platform 11 is normally flush YFigure l is a top vplan view vof my railway tuoroufthfoundation moruloor17 ts lo. i safety crossing. l Gated in the pit 7 at'the end adiacentthe rail- Fgure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section road track and hasmourltod' thereon oasings taken substantially on thel line 2 2 of Fig-18 Wlth the bolts 19 Slldilble therethIOugh 'u1-e 1 and actuatable bylinks or extensions 20 conf Figure 3 iS a longitudinal Veri-,icaleeotion 'nected to cross rods 21 withwhich alink 22 is Y taken'substantially on the line 3-3 of Figengaged oPlooSltol)7 .CorlrleotodWith all 816C- rurel. t tric motor 23'7 which may be energizedv Figure 4iS a top pian View Showing the through a circuit 2i shovvn in Figure5,-by theledge removed i i wheel of an oncoming train, engages the cir-8o Figurer, is a diagrammatio VieW rShowing Ycuit "closer of suitableconstruction. the eieotrioai features; Springs 26 normally hold thebolts extended Figure 6 is a fragmentary perspective View to ougttgouudor the ad] toont oud of the Plat' of one end ofthe p1atformforinll.Standards 27 rise from the foun- Figure 7 is a sectional 'view takensubstangdatlou member l? uuu rooktuoly roooVo the tially on the line 7-7of Figure 3. mtormodlute Portlou of the angular lovers 28.1 Figure 8 isa perspective view of one block. uttvmg onus oxtouutng url dor thoPlatform Figure 9 is a perspective view of the other ougagoaule Wiltllalltljfrlotion rollers 29 and blockl Y i Y c with their endslongitudinally slotted as at Figure 10 is a'perspective view of a verti-30' A boss 31 1S mounted on the lodge 16 '90 oai Sliding ban o Y andtapers from an intermediate portion to- Figure 11 is a perspective viewof a lever Ward the trttot au is uuotttod at o, anu also adapted to loeassociated with said bar. tapers f roursttd utormoultttoportlou 1n the AFigure 12 is a'peispeotive VieW of asiiding other direction as 1sindicated at b and said bai. movable on an incline intermediate portionis denoted by the letter Referring to the drawings in detail7 it will o@not has tt'Ptur of Vortotu 'openings 32 be seen that the numeral 5denotes railroad theren- Bars 33 are Sldabl Il these Vrtitracksv andnumeral 6 a roadway crossing Cal Openings 82 and adjacent their IOWGI'.ends the track. On opposite sides of the track are provided with slots34 and at their lower 100 are Vpits 7, one to one side of the roadwayends with eyes 35.r Pins 36 extend'll, vSlots 34 and 30 to provide pinand slot connections between the levers 28 and the bars 33. Springs 38are anchored to the eyes 35 and to a foundation member 39 at the bottomof the pit for normally holding the bars downwardly and the free ends ofthe levers in engagement with the anti-friction rolls 29. A block 40 ismounted on the platform 11 above the rocker bracket 10 and tapers froman intermediate portion c as is indicated at a, away from the tracltwaywhile the other end tapers toward the trackway as is indicated by o.Inclined openings 41 extend from the top surface of the upper end oftheportion c to the bottom surface of the portion a in parallelism witheach other and in substantial parallelism with the upper surface of theportion a. through the openings, terminating at one end in eyes 43 andadjacent the other endbeing formed with slots 44. intermediate portion cextends through the slots 44, thereby limiting the movementA of thesebars 42. Springs 46 are engaged with the-eyes 43 and anchored on theplatform 11 to hold the bars inwardly of the openings.

A pair of tables 48 are engaged withthe bars 42 and with the bars 33 andextend between the two blocks 31 and 40 in a taut condition. Y

If no train is approaching andthe bolts 19'are properly set in theirnormal position, an automobile riding on the platform may pass freelythere over. n However, should the train be approaching and the switch 25be closed to cause energization of the motor 23, it will be seen thatthe bolts 19 will be withdrawn so that when an automobile rides onto theplatform 11, the platform will tilt and the front axle' will engage onthe cables 38 and the ends of these cables adjacent the block 31 will beraised because the platformwill rock the lever 28 thereby pushing thebars 33 upwardly, placing the cables on an incline upwardly in adirection of movement of the automobile, so that the automobile will bebrought to a gradual but positive stop and be unable to cross therailroad track.

lt is thought that the construction, operation, utility and advantagesof'this inven- Vtion will be now quite apparent to those skilled in thisart, without a more detailed description thereof.

The present invention hasbeen disclosed in detail merely for the purposeof exemplication, since in actual practice it attains the features ofadvantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention andthe above description.

- It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction and inthe combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafterclaimed or `sacrificing any of its advantages.

Bars 42 are slidableV A pin 45 through the Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new is:

1. A structure of the class described including a runway having a pitformed therein, a platform, means for rockably mounting the platformabove the pit, means for normally holding the platform flush with therunway, a cable, means for holding the cable along the platform so thata machine causing the tilting of the platform would rest its axle on thecable and be retarded thereby, a bolt for preventing tilting of theplatform, and means for retracting the bolt.

2. A structureof the class described coinprising a runway having a pitformed therein, a platform, means for rockably mounting the platformabove the pit, means for normally holding the platform iiush with therunway, a cable, means for holding the cable along the platform so thata machine causing the tilting of the platform would rest its axle on thecable and be retarded thereby, a bolt for preventing tilting of theplatform, and means for retracting the bolt, and means for causing Y theend of the cable in the'direction from which the machine is approachingto be raised when the platform is tilted.

3.- A structure of the class described including a runway having a pitformed therein, a platform, means for rockably mounting the platformabove the pit, means for normally holding the platform flush with therunway, a cable, means for holding the cable along the platform so thata machine causing the tilting of the platform would rest its axle on thecable and be retarded thereby, a bolt for preventing tilting of theplatform, and means for retractingthe bolt, a ledge extending from therunway to one end of the platform, a bar slidable vertically through theledge and having one end of the cable attached thereto, and means, forraising the bar when the plat-form is tilted.

4. An apparatus of the class described in cluding, in combination, arunway formed with a pit, a platform, means for rockably mounting theplatform on the pit, a Vledge extending over one end of the pitbeneaththe platform, a block on the platform, a block on the ledge, a cable,resilient means for anchoring the cable in the block on the platform, abar slidable vertically through the Y ledge and the block thereon, saidcable being attached to the last mentioned bar, and means for raisingthe last mentioned bar when the platform is tilted downwardly.

5.' An apparatus of the class described including, in combination, arunway formed with a pit, a platform, means for rockably mounting theplatform on the pit, a ledge extending over one end of the pit beneaththe platform, a block on the platform, a block on the ledge, a cable,resilient means for anchoring the cable in the block on Vthe platform, abar slidable vertically through the ledge and the block thereon, Ysaidcabley being attached to the last mentioned bar, a lever pivotallymounted in the platform iliaving one'end under the platform, the otherend having a pin and slot Connection with the last mentioned bar, sothat when the platform is tilted, the said bar is moved upwardly.

6. An apparatus of the class described including, in combination, arunway formed with a pit, a platform, means for rockabl'y mounting theplatform on the pit, a ledge extending over one end of the pit beneaththe platform, a block on the platform, a block on the ledge, a cable,resilient means for anchoring the cable in the block on the platform, abar-slidable vertically through the ledge and ythe block thereon, saidcable being attached on therledge,

to the last mentioned bar, a lever pivotally mounted in the rpit havingone end under the platform, the other end having a pin and spring meansanchoring the the platform, n

bar, said cable being'attached last mentioned to said last mentionedbar, a pin and slot Y means associated with said last mentioned bar andsaid last mentioned slot to limit the movement of said last mentionedbar.

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'GEORGE E. JANOSIK.

slot connection with the last mentioned bar,

so that when the platform is tilted,.the said bar is moved upwardly,spring pressed means urging said bars downwardly.

7. An apparatus-of the class described including in combination, arunway formed with a pit, a platform, means for rockably mounting theplatform on the pit, a ledge eX- tending over one end of the pit beneaththe platform, a block on the platform, a block a cable, resilient meansfor an- I choring the cable in the block on the plat ledge and mentionedbar,

form, a bar slidable vertically through the the block thereon, saidcable belever pivotally mounted inthe pit havingone end under theplatform, ythe other end having a pin and slot connection with the lastso that when the platform is tilted, the said bar is moved upwardly,spring pressed means urging said Vbars downwardly, said resilientanchoring means comprising a bar slidable in an opening in the block onthe platform, spring ymeans entering the last mentioned bar, saidvcablebeing attached to said last mentioned bar.

8. An apparatus of the'class described includingy in combination, arunway formed with a pit, a platform, means for rockably mounting theplatform on the pit', a ledge extending over y,one end of thepit beneaththe platform, a block onV the platform, a block on the ledge, a cable,resilient means lfor anchoring the cable in the block on the platform, abar slidable vertically through the ledge and the block thereon, said4cable being attached to the last mentioned bar, a leverv lpivotallymonted in the pit having one end under the platform, the other endhaving a pin and slot connection with the last men-` tioned bar sov thatwhen the platform is tilted, the said bar is moved upwardly, springpressed means urging said bars downwardly,y Y

said resilient anchoring means comprising a vbar slidable in an openingin the lblock on

